Running back, Princeton, 2024–⁠26

Christian Lynch

Number
No. 20
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Youngstown, OH

Christian Lynch plays running back for Princeton.

2026 so far

21 rushing yards

Last game: at Columbia, W 35–⁠7

Next game: at Harvard, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 15UALB
  2. 6@COLU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Princeton6386.308
2025Princeton23914.0113
2026Princeton8212.6012
Career371504.1113

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Princeton20RBFr.
2025Princeton20RBSo.
2026Princeton20RBJr.5′8″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Princeton (FCS)32-0.21––-6.97%
2026Princeton (FCS)8-0.48––-3.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Princeton 2 games, 21 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26vs.UAlbanyW 22–⁠0415012––
Oct 3atColumbiaW 35–⁠74603––
2025 Princeton 6 games, 91 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 11vs.MercerL 14–⁠38320013––
Oct 18atBrownW 40–⁠211707––
Nov 1atCornellL 17–⁠20219011––
Nov 8atDartmouthL 17–⁠20103316417
Nov 15vs.YaleL 10–⁠135708––
Nov 22atPennsylvaniaL 6–⁠172503––
2024 Princeton 3 games, 38 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 26atHarvardL 13–⁠452604––
Nov 2vs.CornellL 35–⁠4932408––
Nov 16atYaleL 28–⁠421808––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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